Ana FL

Guys!!!!! My I-360 was approved yesterday.
I am so happy. Getting closer to the end of this long  journey. Thank you everyone on this platform., you guys are the BEST!!
 
I-360, I-485 was received  Nov 8 2019
RFE for good moral character was received Dec 11 2019
RFE response was received Feb 4 2020
First PF was sent to me March 2020
PF renewal was not sent to me automatically but I applied for it around May 2021
 

Just received my C31 EAD card today. It was mailed to my old address on Nov/2020 (even after I sent them 3-4 letters asking to update my address). 
So it looks like they forwarded it over to my new address. Today I received my C31 card with the issue date of 11/2020.
No updates online, nothing. The card just showed up today! 
 

Hi Community,

My I-485 got approved today without interview and I wanted to thank all of you who gave me pieces of advise and information during this VAWA journey.
I wanted to share my timeline and advise for those who currently is surfing through here and looking for info:
 
August 25, 2018 - US Entry on a K-1 Visa
September 14, 2018 - Marriage
September 28, 2018 - I-485 Application (together with EAD+AP)
October 2, 2018 - NOA 1 I-485 (biometrics took place 3 weeks later)
January 2019 - EAP+AP approved
April 2019 - Divorce
April 24, 2019 - I-360 Application (applied with a lawyer, but moving forward acted on my own without lawyer's help)
September 2019 - Sent in more evidence on my own by reading this forum (I think my lawyer didn't include those docs on purpose in order to get RFE and charge me more). Please note that I sent in more evidence on my own without receiving a request for it twice total (once divorce paperwok and another time police clearances and my birth certificate).
3 times extended EAD + AP while waiting for I360 decision based on still pending I485.
May 24, 2021 - I360 Case Was Approved
August 2021 - I485 Request for updated medicals (my original medicals expired 1 months prior to this request)
September 27, 2021 - I485 Approval (Card being Produced status)
 
To all of you who is reading - I think very important for you to know that you are allowed to submit evidence for your I360 case (if you think your case is missing something) on your own without a lawyer. I only used an attorney in the first place because I didn't know about VAWA at all and I needed urgent help. But after reading this forum even the attorney I worked with was telling me that I know too much and I could do it on my own, etc. After I read the case she prepared I found that there were multiple mistakes made with names of people, facts, dates etc etc (I had to send another letter to Vermont to just correct her mistakes) and also some docs needed for this case were missing, which I think my attorney didn't put there on purpose. Those docs are required for a decision on I360 for sure. So by not including it my attorney planned to get an RFE...and her contract with me would oblige me for another $1000 to reply to an RFE. So when I started reading this forum I took this under my complete control and figured that my attorney is acting against my best interest. Another GREAT piece to this story is that my attorney assistant once called me and said that the attorney is not honest and that she purposely is not doing things I asked her to do, purposely missed docs, purposely was not even providing me the copy of my case for a few weeks...and her assistant actually recommended me to report her to the board of attorneys which I didn't do yet, but I will now that my cases are all done and I do not need her anymore for anything at all. But yeah people please be careful with attorneys please - mine was basically trying to suck the moneys out without providing the best service possible.
Luckily for me from the beginning I refused to add my attorney to my I485 case and once I360 was approved we kind of are done already.
 
Summary: I485 took 3 years exactly and I360 took 2 years and 1 month.
Good luck to everyone who is still waiting, you will get there soon!
 

Vawa got approved this morning August 2019 filer had just one rfe sent to me March 2021 and i responded August 2021 got an approval this morning I’m so grateful to you all for the knowledge and help.

I got my vawa approved on November/2020 and green card on hands now September/2021 in Miami too. No interview, just got a request to mail in my medicals and 2 days after they received it, it showed that my I-485 was approved! 

I got my vawa approved on November/2020 and green card on hands now September/2021 in Miami too. No interview, just got a request to mail in my medicals and 2 days after they received it, it showed that my I-485 was approved! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

Hey guys, My GC arrived today.  I can't even explain the feeling, but I just know that I'm going to start living life. My only advise for you is to be patience and believe in god.  🙏

OMG!!! Guys, I posted 2 days ago that my local office received my medicals and today I got a new card is being produced under my I-485 application. I still can’t believe it. My local office is Miami, FL.
thank you everyone who took the time to answer questions, offer support and prayers for all of us. I’ll post my complete timeline over the weekend!!! 
once again, Thank you!!

Hi everyone!
I am writing this, looking at my green card, to bring everyone still waiting some hope.
I never thought this day would come but it did. All praise to the Almighty for his guidance and grace to be able to do all this by myself.
 
My field office is the Baltimore office and my process started in December of 2016.
Please see my timeline below:
 
12/2016: USCIS received my I485 and I130 based on my marriage.
07/2017: My ex husband and I were scheduled for an interview, which I had to attend on my own as he did not show up.
02/2018: USCIS received my I360 application and started working on it.
08/2019: My I360 was approved.
12/2019: Update/ USCIS has received your correspondence and is reviewing it. (I had sent nothing to USCIS so this left me puzzled for months on end)
08/04/22021: My I485 interview was scheduled. I was asked to renew my medical exams and send them back in so they could make a decision.
08/14/2021: I sent my I693 in.
08/19/2021: USCIS acknowledged receipt of my I693.
08/25/2021: New I485 card was ordered.
08/26/2021: On my birthday at that, I485 was approved.
08/30/2021: My green card was mailed.
09/02/2021: My card was delivered to my home.
 
Faith and next level patience are key in this process.
My mind went through so many scenarios, so much fear, so many sleepless nights, stress, the inability to travel and go see family amongst so many other things for over five years.
The impact that not having such a tiny card has on one's life in this country is immeasurable.
To everyone still on this journey, I wish you well and pray you get to experience the joy and relief that getting your green card brings.
I am open to answering any questions. 
Stay blessed y'all
 

I did not have to do new biometrics. Just got the rfe to mail the medical to my local office 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

Contact your congressman. They can get a copy of the notice and make sure your address is updated for future mail!! 

Contact your congressman. They can get a copy of the notice and make sure your address is updated for future mail!! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

Public charge doesn’t not affect wava applicants! You have nothing to worry about.

OMG guys I received my GC on the mail today. 
I can not believe it!!!!! A feeling of freedom I can’t explain!
once again thanks everyone.
The journey is long and sometimes it feels like it will never end but be patient, hopeful and it will all be ok! 

The RFE was for my I-360 for good moral character (I sent all the requests stuff but the still sent the RFE) it was an initial RFE it jus took a long time for me to get it due to address change not being updated. I never got PF, no other RFEs.

Anaaaa!!! no freaking waaay! 
O M G!!!!!
Congradulations!!!
I'm so happy for youuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!